Siddhu ghee/ Himachal breakfast

Last month, I came across a lady from himachal pradesh. She works in mumbai but her heart is in her homeland. Surprisingly she has stayed in mumbai since her birth and has been to himchal only during the key festivals. Her economic background does not let her enjoy the himachal pradesh trips as much as she would have liked but the longing is in her eyes always. I asked her what she likes about her native the most and she quickly said the weather and food. She told about the times when her mother (now nomore) made this healthy breakfast for her siblings before sending them off to work.I picked the recipe to try and must say it took me by surprise. I suggest that folks who love steamed dumplings try this variety. My folks thoroughly enjoyed this...

Ingredientsfor dough1 cup flour1/2 cup curd1 tspn saltfor filling1/2 cup boiled green peas1 tspn soaked poppy seeds1 medium onion paste1 tspn ginger garlic paste1 tspn green chilly pastesalt to tasteClarified butter/ Ghee to cookMethod1) Prepare the dough by mixing all ingredients. Keep aside2) Grind the soaked poppy seeds mixture and green peas paste.3) In a non stick pan, heat some ghee, add the onion paste. Saute it4) Next add the ginger garlic paste and saute again5) Now add the green peas mixture, salt and green chillies and cook till the mixture dries up6) Saute until the mixture is dry and grainy in texture. Let it cool7) Now, roll out small balls of the dough flat like a puri.8) Place the green peas mixture and cover it up from sides to seal the filling9) Now, repeat for the remaining dough10) Steam the readied dumplings in a idli steamer or momo steamer until it is done. About 10 min11) Remove them and let them stand for a min or 212) In a pan, heat 2 tbsp ghee.13) Saute the dumplings in the ghee until they get blistered slightly14) Serve hot with more ghee.This is so delicious and will be perfect snack when there is nip in the air.

I did not consider this when I was looking for Himachal food but when I was doing the write up for the state, I found this recipe very interesting. IT seems to be a very popular dish from the valley. Looks delicious !